Because Ken Asked...

Because Ken asked and because I care about my readers, here is the recipe for Eggnog Pie, which will be making a debut at my mother's house tomorrow. Please note: The picture above is not of my pie. Please also note: Looking at this recipe, I suppose you could do a similar pie by just mixing the gelatin with store bought egg nog. Ahh, store bought eggnog. That thick-as-shoe-polish nectar that tastes so good. Anne Black likes.

1/2 cups plus 2 Tbsp Sugar
1/4 tsp salt
2 rounded Tbsp cornstarch
3 cups milk

Combine in a sauce pot and cook until thickened. Add
4 beaten egg yolks
1 envelope plain gelatin dissolved in 2 Tbsp cold water.

Cook until even thicker. Add:
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp vanilla

Allow to cool slightly and then stir in 1 cup of whipped cream. Pour into a prepared pie shell and sprinkle with nutmeg. Allow to cool and set completely.

Yummy. Did you know Eggnog is a shortened form of the colonial term egg-and-grog, which was a common term for rum in colonial times? I am sure you didn't, because who knows stupid things like that? Someone who writes for wikipedia, obviously.

I have a strong belief that at a Thanksgiving celebration there should be one pie per adult attendee, so that the maximum number and flavours of pies can be sampled. So for my other pie I am bringing Carmel Apple Crisp Pie with Walnuts. My friend Reyna has a recipe for Carmel Apple Walnut Crisp and it is quite possibly the best dessert ever. So I am going to make it and put it in a pie shell.

Happy Thanksgiving!